No Sign in Button

[donbowyer]

When I first log on to Discussion in Windows XP General, the pane on the
right says please sign in using the button above.
But the button seems to have disappeared.
I have a Back, Edit my Profile and Help button, but no Sign-in button.
I can manage to sign in via a very torturous route, but it's time-consuming.
Any ideas where it's gone.

 

[Malke]

When I first log on to Discussion in Windows XP General, the pane on the
right says please sign in using the button above.
But the button seems to have disappeared.
I have a Back, Edit my Profile and Help button, but no Sign-in button.
I can manage to sign in via a very torturous route, but it's
time-consuming. Any ideas where it's gone.

You're having difficulties because you're using the web interface to these
newsgroups - the worst possible way to access Usenet. Lots of people have
complained about issues with the sign-in button. Instead of struggling with
the web interface, set up a real newsreader. This is very easy to do.

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already have
it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
of newsgroups

Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm

How to Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on
Usenet


http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

Other Newsreaders for Windows:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte
http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird
http://gravity.tbates.org/
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
http://xnews.newsguy.com/

Malke

 

[donwb]

Hi Malke
Not sure if you got my earlier message.
Many thanks for your response.
donwb

 

[Malke]

Hi Malke
Not sure if you got my earlier message.
Many thanks for your response.
donwb

I don't know what earlier message you mean. If you tried to email me, it
will have bounced since I don't use a real email reply-to address in
newsgroups.

In any case, you're most welcome.

Malke